The metros are filling up with Ayurvedic Massage centres and spas and we city dwellers are making a bee line for a day of pampering or getting a bad back treated. But do we actually know what goes into a proper massage and what are the precautions that we need to take before and after a massage? We can’t just get up and go for a massage one fine day. We need to be aware of several factors before going [More...]
Rushing for work and no time to have a sandwich and a fruit? Slam on the brakes, take a U-turn and return to the kitchen! It may not be one of the wisest decisions to skip meals, particularly breakfast. Given our hectic lifestyles and workdays that can last anywhere from 9 to 12 hours, the best thing you can do for your body is give it the nourishment it [More...]
One such item that is always either taken for granted or usually is never a part of one’s everyday life is a First Aid Kit. In all my travels and living away from home, a well equipped first aid kit has come handy, not only for myself but for my friends and family [More...]
Yellow teeth are injurious to a normal life. You must be wondering why something as puny as yellow teeth can be so dramatically life altering. Before we begin, let’s go through this check list to find [More...]
Your days are packed with schedules and lunch meetings. Sometimes you wish you ate one square meal that would not make you feel guilty,especially when you know you haven’t eaten right. But most of the time, do we have a choice? The fact is, we have, only if we control our urge to binge.
Dietician Janaki Rawal of Parulekar’s Gym, Mumbai offers some vital tips with regards to office eating [More...]
You’re constantly on the go. With every minute counting, your need to complete everything in the given hour makes the stress levels in your body to shoot up. Little do you realize that stress not only leads to high blood pressure, but it can also lead to certain kind of skin disorders as well.
The skin is one of the most delicate organs of the body. It reacts immediately to change of temperature as well as to an experiment of a [More...]
Not many are sure what the thyroid does in the human body. Some associate it with a disease. Dr Caesar Sengupta, MD, Senior Manager Processing of Thyrocare Technologies (a thyroid testing laboratory) clarifies:”It is not a disease, but a gland, and an integral part of the [More...]
